Etymology Explorer › Old EnglishWhere does “mandæde” come from? mandæde (Old English) comes from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
mandæde (Old English): doing-evil; wicked; reprehensible
Definitions doing-evil; wicked; reprehensible Ancestry of “mandæde”, step by step mandæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English mān Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English mān bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... 2 Sanskrit महादेव the "great God" 3 Sanskrit महा combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... 4 Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́ — 5 Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ big, great 6 Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s big, great
via Old English dǣde Step Language Word Meaning 1 Old English dǣde — 2 Proto-Germanic dēdiz deed, act; doing, able to do, active 3 Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis act of putting, placement 4 Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- to do, put, place